Glove



C. L. DUNN March 23,: 1937.

GLOVE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 7, 1954 March 23, 1937. DUNN 2,074,893

GLOVE Filed Nov. 7, 1954 2 SheetsSheet 2 Patented Mar. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to features of glove structure.

This invention has utility when incorporated in finger fronts attached to the palm, especially of 5 leather or other wear-resisting material.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view, with parts broken away, of an embodiment of the invention in a glove of th gauntlet type;

1 Fig. 2 is a section on the line II-II, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view of the palm facing blank having thumb, index and little finger digits integral therewith;

Fig. 4 is a View of the backing blank for the 5 first or index finger;

Fig. 5 is a view of the second or middle finger back blank;

Fig. 6 is a View of the third finger back blank;

Fig. 7 is a view of the fourth or little finger back 20 blank;

Fig. 8 is a view of the facing blank for the second and third fingers;

. Fig. 9 is a view of the thumb back facing;

Fig. 10 is a view of the palm lining with dotted 25 lines showing of the stitching lines for assembly;

Fig. 11 is a view of a glove of three finger assembled facing modification of' two fingered as in Fig. 1, and of the knit wrist type, parts, being 30 broken away;

Fig. 12 is a view of the fourth or little finger blank facing front for the glove of Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a view of the facing or front for the third finger for the glove of Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is a view of the blank for the facing front of the second or middle finger for the glove of Fig. 11;

Fig. 15 is a view of the thumb back portion blank for the glove of Fig. 11;

Fig. 16 is a view of the blank of the thumb back facing section, in assembly partially over the blank of Fig. 15, thereby making the blank of Fig. 15 a fractional lining;

Fig. 17 is a section on the line XVII-XVII, Fig.

46 Fig. '18 is a View of the blank of the palm for the glove of Fig. 11 having the thumb and index finger digits integral therewith;

Fig. 19 is a view of the palm lining blank for 5 the glove of Fig. 11 with showing in dotted lines of the stitching assembly therefor; and

Fig. 20 is a fragmentary View of a gauntlet type glove for the facing of Fig. 18 with a pull extension.

55 Palm I of leather or other wear-resisting material has thumb side 2, index finger 3, and little finger 4. Extension 5 is the facing for the index finger to approximately the mid extent, front to rear, of the glove. This palm portion has an inclined edge 6 downwardly from the base of the 5 index finger to adjacent the crotch of the little finger. This edge 6 has a slope locating medially therealong a cut or marker notch for the stitching in the crotch between the second and third fingers. The glove having the palm i, finger backs l, 8, 9, I0, may be of canton flannel, assembled with their digits approximating a half embracing extent for the digits and the narrower hand back regions terminating at the edge H assembled by stitching l2 with gauntlet I3.

Mid-finger front [4 and third finger front 15 have therebetween partial severance it, which severance region is assembled at stitching H with a filler or piping I8 locating crotches l9, 21$, 2|, between the respective fingers inclined from the base of the index finger. The thumb inner side 2 has facing back 22.

The glove has lining 23 of outing or canton fiannel. The combination glove may have leather facing, canvas or canton flannel back and stiff canvas gauntlet. Lining for the hand inner side as well as the digits is stitched to the hand back and hand front and has tacking stitching 24 at the tips of the fingers with this lining 23. The lining 23, similar to the finger backs 8, 9, i8, may have extension 25 with stitching 26 to the finger back 8 and stitching 2? to the palm facing i and the little finger facing 4. Stitching I2 attaches the lining 23 to the palm l at the edge I l adjacent the stitching l2 for the gauntlet. This lining 23 is held in position relatively to the thumb by stitching 29, 3D, and is held about the thumb by stitching 3| with the thumb inside 2.

Palm I (Fig. 18) has an inclined upper edge 32 which extends from the base of the index finger 3 downwardly to the opposite side of the blank. The index finger 3 is integral with the palm l. The remaining finger fronts; that is, little finger front 33 (Fig. 12), third finger front 34 (Fig. 13), and middle finger front 35 (Fig. 14) are separate and attached to the palm I by stitching 36 (Fig. 11)

At this wrist region ll there is connected the wrist-band 31, herein shown as jersey. The glove back may be of knit material or canton flannel with the digits for the respective finger backs (Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7). For the thumb there is herein shown fractional facing 38 for the index finger side of the thumb back with thumb back 39 partially overlapped by this facing 38. This hand covering or glove is shown provided with palm or hand inner side lining 40, with thumb inner side 4|, and digits having terminal narrowing portions 42, with cuts 63 therefrom to the finger crotches. There is thus definitely determined interfitting cutting for economy in the blanks with lining for terminal tacking or stitching 44 at the ends of the finger digits. Stitching 45 along the palm side and stitching 46 at the wristward region ll hold this lining against shifting relatively to the wear-resisting facing or leather I. This stitching 36 is in the line of the slope of the crotches I9, 20, 2|, between the respective fingers in their wristward taper extent.

The palm facing (Fig. 18) is, as a blank, a small piece with less digits than for the hand proper and accordingly may be located on smaller area regions of a hide. In practice, in cutting from the run of hides received, this has meant as much as 18 per cent additional number of glove facings to be obtained from hides, which facings not only include the blank palm (Fig. 18) but the digits for the little, third and middle fingers (Figs. 12, 13, 14). This economy is obtained without skimping the glove size but leaving it as a full comfortable type.

This type of glove has no seaming at the working side or adjacent the working face of the fingers. It is accordingly not heavy with puckering at such regions. There is economy in the leather cutting inasmuch as such does not extend clear to the back of the fingers but only half way to the back. Thus the less expensive fabric back covers the non-wear regions of the fingers as to rough gripping usage. The location of the stitching mid-way of the fingers from front to back shields the stitching against abrasion attack and is not in a location for uncomfortable feeling of the glove as to the wearer.

However, advantage in closing up or assembling the facing arises in that the fingers as to the facings 33, 34, 35 may be assembled at angular portions 4'1. Bases 48 for these facing blanks are thus in an approximate line so that folding back region 49 wristward of the region 3 (Fig. 18) gives a starting for stitching and assembling the line 48 with the line 32 as a continuous stitching run 36. This has amounted to a time economy in stitching of as much as 20 per cent in more production over, say the type of assembly for the blanks (Figs. 3, 8).

The palm I (Fig. 3) is shown with cut 50 parallel to the terminus H determining the extent toward the palm l of continuous pull or fiap From the thumb to the thumb back 22 is stitching 52 assembling the palm I. The stitching 52 definitely terminates at the cutting 50 short of extending to the terminus ll.

Accordingly, notwithstanding that the pull 5! has common contour line with the integral thumb 2 from the palm I this pull or flap is not encroached upon in the assembly of the facing elements. This further means that portion 53 of this pull 5! (Fig. 20) toward the thumb has an extent as to the thumb back from the stitching 52. This gives a fullness or ample extent for this pull or flap eificient in its wear extent for protecting the gauntlet l3. There is also simplified die contour for manufacture. The cuts 6, 32, provide inclined wristwardly from the index finger, upper edge of the palm, provided with a slit at the base of the index finger as a continuation of such inclined upper edge of the palm. This slit, uses in the completed glove, the material on each side of such single cut.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A glove comprising a palm, a thumb and index finger integral with the palm, said palm having a wristwardly inclined upper edge extending from the base of the index finger for substantially two digits widths, said index finger being 'slit at its base as a continuation of the inclined upper edge of the palm, said slit being aligned with the inclined upper edge of the palm forming a half side for the index finger, additional front means for other finger fronts, straightaway stitching connecting said additional front means to said inclined upper edge of the palm, back means for the additional front means approximating the width of the front means, and additional stitching connecting the front and back means approximating midposition front to back of the fingers.

2. A glove comprising a palm, a thumb, little and index fingers integral with the palm, said palm having a wristwardly inclined upper edge extending from the base of the index finger to the little finger, said little and index fingers being slit at their bases as a continuation of the inclined upper edge of the palm, said slits being aligned with the inclined upper edge at the palm forming a half side for the little and index fingers, second and third finger front means, straightaway stitching connecting said second and third finger front means to said inclined upper edge of the palm, back means for the second and third finger front means approximating the width of said second and third finger front means, and additional stitching connecting the front and back means approximating mid-position front to back of the fingers.

3. A glove comprising a palm, a thumb and index finger integral with the palm, said palm having a wristwardly inclined upper edge extending from the base of the index finger fully across the palm to the little finger side of the palm, said index finger being slit at its base as a continuation of the inclined upper edge of the palm, said slit being aligned with the inclined upper edge at the palm forming a half side for the index finger; second, third and little finger front means, straightaway stitching connecting said second, third and little finger front means to said inclined upper edge of the palm; back means for the second, third and little finger front means approxi- L60 CARL L. DUNN; 

